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#	Name*	First Names	Rank	RAF Equivalent Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	Awards	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
951	Ashcroft	Charles	Flying Officer		151325	1917		Bomb Aimer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	576Sqn	1944-05-15	Lancaster	I	ME726	UL-X2	Elsham Wolds	2208	Gardening	Claimed by Fw Gunter Holtfreter 10/NJG3 Assens-Husby area (PU 9-6): 4,200m at 0047 hrs. (Nachtjagd War Diaries Vol 2- Dr. Theo Boiten). The aircraft crashed at Gamtofte some 6km ENE of Assens.	Killed	Assens (Fyn) New Cemetery, Sp.Mem			Son of John and Alice Ashcroft, of Manchester; husband of Stella Muriel Ashcroft, of Rusholme, Manchester
952	Ashdown	Evans Farrell	Flight Lieutenant		J/12093		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	430Sqn RCAF	1944-11-19	Mustang	I	AG664	H	B-78 Eindhoven	15:35	Top cover escort for photo aircraft	Hit by flak, abandonned aircraft near Venlo NL.	PoW			Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
953	Ashford	C M	Sergeant								Bomber Command	158Sqn	1944-07-20	Halifax	III	MZ352	NP-K	Lissett	2226	Ardouval	Crashed target area	Killed	St-Hellier
954	Ashford	E W J	Sergeant								Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-05-03	Lancaster	I	ME749	AS-Z	Kirmington	2205	Mailly-le-Camp	Crashed St-Maurice-aux-Riches-Hommes {Aube}	PoW
955	Ashford	D M	Flying Officer					Pilot			Fighter	268Sqn	1944-05-24	Mustang	I	FD505				Sortie	Damaged	Injured
956	Ashford	Albert Henry	Flying Officer		151215	Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada		Bomb Aimer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	405 (Vancouver) Sqn, RCAF	1944-01-30	Lancaster	III	JA924	LQ:R	Gransden Lodge	17:14	Berlin	JA924 was hit by 3./schw.Flak Abt. 418 (Eisb.) and 2.-4./schw.Flak Abt 513. The aircraft crashed at Berlin-Neukölln at 20:20 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (1 January - 15 March 1944) Part 1 - Theo Boiten). A fierce blaze broke out in the port wing and the bomber spiralled out of control. at about 15,000 feet a violent explosion occurred, catapulting the two survivors into the air.	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 7.D.22
957	Ashford	A E	Sergeant					Air Gunner (Mid Upper)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	426 (Thunderbird) Sqn, RCAF	1944-06-06	Halifax	III	LW377	OW:G	Linton on Ouse	21:35	Coutances, Normandy, France	See Archive report for details	Safe					Read Archive Report
958	Ashford	James R	Captain		O-745231		USA	Pilot		USAAF	362nd Fighter Group	379th Fighter Squadron	1944-08-22	P-47 Thunderbolt							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
959	Ashford	George Harold	2nd Lieutenant	Pilot Officer	O-827121	9th October 1920	American	Co-Pilot	AM PH	USAAF	8th Air Force	303rd Bombardment Group (H), 427th Bombardment Squadron (H), 1st Air Division	1944-09-28	B-17	G	44-8335	GN:L	Molesworth (Station #107), Cambridgeshire, England		Magdeburg (Mission #652), Germany	See Archive report for details	Killed	Repatriated and buried at the Alexandria Cemetery, Kentucky				Archive Report
960	Ashleigh	D D	Flying Officer					Pilot			Fighter	401Sqn RCAF	1944-06-30	Spitfire	IX	MH872				Recce	Crash landed at Mormal
961	Ashley	Borden Bramshott	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	550Sqn	1944-04-22	Lancaster	I	ME581	BQ-D	North Killingholme	2243	Dusseldorf	Crashed near Spa {Liege}, 10 km S of Verviers. Shot down by night fighter.	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery Belgium		Paradie Archive Database
962	Ashley	C	Sergeant								Bomber Command	12Sqn	1944-11-29	Lancaster	I	NF967	PH-C	Wickenby	1216	Dortmund		Killed	Runnymede
963	Ashman	Herbert Leonard	Flight Lieutenant			1914-03 Kingston upon Thames		Air Bomber	MiD (Posthumous) 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45,	RAFVR	Bomber Command	7 Sqn Pathfinder Force	1944-05-24	Lancaster	III	JB313	MG:H	Oakington	22:56	Aachen	Hit by 3., 4. & 5./schw Flak Abt. 514. Crashed Schophoven at 01:10. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery Coll. Grave 7. A. 1-6.			Emergency Commission as Pilot Officer in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve on 24 August 1941. Promoted Flight Lieutenant on 28 August 1942, he served during the Second World War as an Air Bomber with 7 Squadron, as part of the Pathfinder Force, being posted to the Squadron from 17 OTU on 24 April 1944. During May the crew took part in raids on Montdidier, Mantes-Le-Jolie, Nantes, Louvain, Le Mans, Duisberg, and Dortmund- in the main these were French targets being softened up prior to the D-Day landings. Ashman was killed in action when Lancaster JB313, piloted by Flight Lieutenant G. C. Crew, DFC, was detailed to attack Aachen, and crashed at Schophoven, 5km south east of Jülich, on 24-25 May 1944. All the crew were killed. Ashman was Mentioned in Despatches in the Birthday Honours’ list in June 1944, some 14 days after his death in combat. Ashman is buried along with his crew in Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany. His medals were sent to his widow, Mrs. Mabel Ashman. 50 Northborough Road, Norbury, London SW16
964	Ashpole	Gerald John James	Sergeant		1866432		British	FE		RAFVR	Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1944-06-05	Lancaster	III	ND815	OF-G	Coningsby	03:08	St Pierre-de-Mont	Failed To Return GERMAN Ground fire/Fw 190 attack FRANCE, Crash Osmanville, 2km NE of , Isigny-sur-Mer	Killed	Osmanville {St-Clement} Memorial	Osmanville St. Clement, France		Early morning attack on the gun battery at Point-du-Hoc overlooking the D-Day beaches. Aircraft likely victim of an Fw190
965	Ashton	Robert Alexander	Flight Sergeant		AUS/436598	Age 22	Australian	Air Gunner		RAAF	Bomber Command	138Sqn (Special)	1944-08-31	Stirling	IV	LJ503	NF-P	RAF Tempsford, Bedfordshire	2200	SOE	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Arc-Et-Senans Communal Cemetery. Grave 7			Son of William Arthur and Laura Rosena Ashton, of Brighton, Victoria, Australia	Read Archive Report
966	Ashton	L	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	138Sqn (Special)	1944-06-02	Halifax	V	LL284	NF-E	Tempsford		SOE	Crash landed at Sandy	Injured
967	Ashton	D K	Sergeant								Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-01-27	Lancaster	III	W4996	AS-R	Kirmington	1755	Berlin		Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
968	Ashton	E	Sergeant								Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-07-12	Lancaster	III	LM388	AS-W	Kirmington	2135	Revigny	Crashed at Vitry-le-Croise {Aube}	Killed	Vitry-le-Croise
969	Ashton	E	Sergeant								Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-04-10	Lancaster	III	EE200	AS-F	Kirmington	2311	Aulnoye	Crashed on take off
970	Ashton	J N S	Sergeant						DFM		Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1944-02-12	Halifax	II	HR910	VR-R	Middleton St George	1806	Gardening		Killed	Runnymede
971	Ashton	T	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	44Sqn	1944-03-30	Lancaster	I	ME629	KM-R	Dunholme Lodge	2210	Nurnberg	Crashed Lautenhausen	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
972	Ashton	S R	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	630Sqn	1944-07-18	Lancaster	I	LM117	LE-J	East Kirkby	2245	Revigny	Crashed at Togny-zux-Boeufs {Marne}	PoW
973	Ashton	Leo	Sergeant		1459213	1923		Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	77Sqn	1944-01-20	Halifax	II	HR946	KN-X	Elvington	1637	Berlin	Probable claim by Oblt Helmut Schulte Stab II/NJG5 - Berlin Falkenberg at 1945 hrs. (Nachtjagd War Diaries Vol 1 - Dr. Theo E. Boiten). The aircraft crashed on a Rieselfeld in Berlin-Falkenberg, Berlin. (The word Rieselfeld means 'leach field' in German and refers to how the area started).	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 224			Sgt Ashton was attached from 663 Communications Unit Son of James and Margaret Ashton, of Blackpool, Lancashire
974	Ashton	Robert Alexander	Flight Sergeant		436598		Australia			RAAF		138Sqn RAF	1944-09-01												RAAF Honour Roll
975	Ashurst	William	Sergeant		1439160			Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	625 Sqn	1944-02-15	Lancaster	I	R5702	CF:Y	Kelstern	17:25	Berlin	R5702 was claimed by Oblt. Gerhard Raht, his 18th Abschuss, from 4./NJG3 over Fjelstrup, 5 km north of Hadersleben at 5.200m at 20:03 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (1 January - 15 March 1944) Part 1 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Mil. Plot. Row 4. Coll Grave 11			Son of William and Margaret Ashurst, of Thornhill, Rotherham, Yorkshir
976	Ashwell	H	Sergeant								Bomber Command	77Sqn	1944-07-14	Halifax	III	MZ768	KN-Q			Training	Crashed at Kirby Underdale	Killed	Batley
977	Ashworth	Harry	Pilot Officer		169692			Navigator	DFM	RAFVR	Bomber Command	1409 Flt	1944-02-16	Mosquito	PR.XVI	ML928	AE:?	Wyton	11:45	Meteorological flight	See	Injured - died next day of wounds at Ely hospital	Manchester Crematorium. Panel 6.				Read Archive Report
978	Ashworth	Colin James	Flight Sergeant		NZ/427492	Age 22	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	214Sqn	1944-11-15	Fortress	III	HB787	BU-J	RAF Oulton, Norfolk	2230	BS	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Cambridge City Cemetery. Grave. 15351	Courtesy AWMM		orn on the 06th July 1922 at Rangora. Worked as a farmer on his fathers farm at Sefton prior to service. After 2 years in the territorial army enlisted at Rukuhia on the 11th July 1942 into the RNZAF. Trained at No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School and later No. 2 Flying Training School. Awarded his pilots badge on the 07th June 1943 and then promoted to sergeant on the 31st July 1943. Embarked for England on the 21st August 1943. Further training with No. 11 Operational Training Unit flying on Wellingtons then to No. 1657 Heavy Conversion Unit on the 03rd August 1944 on Stirlings. Joined 214 squadron on the 20th September 1944. Son of Abram Ashworth and of Jessie Mitchell Ashworth (nee McGowan), of Sefton, North Canterbury, New Zealand. A total of 484 flying hours logged with 20 solo on the Fortress. On his 3rd operational sortie.	Read Archive Report
979	Ashworth	Corran Perry	Flying Officer		NZ/413367	September 25th, 1921 Age 22 when killed	New Zealander	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter	65Sqn	1944-08-03	Mustang	IIIB	FB208	YT-?	B12 Ellon, France	1034	Bombing	Hit by flak	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 262			Clerk prior to service with postal department. Son of Arthur John and Edna M. Ashworth (née Harrison) of Alexandra, Otag. 808 flying hours logged with over 130 operational sorties. Served previously with 253, 14 an 32 squadrons. Credited with 2 enemy aircraft destroyed, 2 shared with 1 other damaged.	Read Archive Report
980	Ashworth	E	Flying Officer					Pilot			Fighter	137Sqn	1944-10-29	Typhoon	Ib	MN995	X				Abandoned near Roermond
981	Ashworth		Sergeant								Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-05-27	Lancaster	III	LM521	AS-F	Kirmington	2350	Aachen	Force landed at Woodbridge on return
982	Ashworth	R	Flight Sergeant		657996			Pilot			Fighter	609Sqn	1944-07-28	Typhoon	Ib	JP409						Killed	Runnymede Memorial United Kingdom
983	Ashworth	E	Sergeant								Bomber Command	61Sqn	1944-12-06	Lancaster	I	LL777	QR-S	Skellingthorpe	1716	Giessen	Crash landed in Belgium	Killed	Brussels Town Cemetery
984	Ashworth	Ronald	Flight Sergeant		2219013	Age 20	British	Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner		RNZAF	Coastal Command	53Sqn	1944-08-26	Liberator	GR.VI	EV899	FH-W	RAF St. Eval, Cornwall	17:19	Anti-Submarine patrol	See archive report for further details	Missing-believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 224			Son of William and Margaret Ashworth, of Accrington, Lancashire, England.	Read Archive Report on this incident
985	Asker	William Francis	Flight Sergeant		1389734			Navigator		RAFVR	Bomber Command	83 Sqn	1944-07-07	Lancaster	III	ND966	OL:C	Coningsby	22:41	St-Leu	ND966 was claimed by Lt. Erich Jung, his 9th Abschuss and the first of two this night, from 6.NJG2 at Broue, 10km east of Dreux at 3.600 m. at 01:13 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten). The aircraft crashed in the region of Bû (Eure-et-Loir), 12 km NE of Dreux.	KiA	Broue Communal cemetery Coll. Grave
986	Askew	M V	Sergeant								Bomber Command	207Sqn	1944-02-19	Lancaster	III	EE126	EM-A	Spilsby	2354	Leipzig	Crashed at Pestinghausen	PoW
987	Askew	George W Jr	1st Lt		O-745263		USA	Pilot		USAAF	362nd Fighter Group	378th Fighter Squadron	1944-04-08	P-47 Thunderbolt							0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
988	Askie	R E L	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	625Sqn	1944-09-12	Lancaster	III	LM512	CF-M	Kelstern	1834	Frankfurt	Collided with 622 Sqn Lancaster NF965 GI-S & crashed near Stattmatten	Killed	Sessenheim Communal Cemetery			Read Archive Report
989	Askwith	D	Sergeant								Bomber Command	578Sqn	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	MZ592	LK-G	Burn	2338	Amiens	Crashed at Mailly-Raineval {Somme}	Killed	Runnymede
990	Aslett	Percy Ronald	Pilot Officer		54222	Age 24		Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1944-04-22	Lancaster	III	ND592	MG-J	RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire	2124	Laon	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Maizy Churchyard. Coll. Grave 2.	Courtesy Linda Ibrom		Son of Charles and Louisa Kate (née Hawkins) Alton, Hampshire, England.	Read Archive Report
991	Aslin	P R	Sergeant								Bomber Command	9Sqn	1944-09-11	Lancaster	I	PD211	WS-M	Bardney	1700	Transit	Force landed at Belomorsk Russia
992	Aspell	K J	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	630Sqn	1944-11-22	Lancaster	I	LL949	LE-E	East Kirkby	1626	Trondheim	Crashed off Sunk Island on return	Killed
993	Asper	Harold E	2nd Lt		O-1995857		USA	Pilot		USAAF	353rd Fighter Group	350th Fighter Squadron	1944-08-24	P-51 Mustang							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
994	Asper	Harold E	1st Lt		O-1995857		USA	Pilot		USAAF	353rd Fighter Group	350th Fighter Squadron	1944-09-23	P-51 Mustang							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
995	Aspey	William	Warrant Officer		1437583			Air Gunner	DFM	RAFVR	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1944-08-07	Lancaster	III	ND460	MG-W	RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire	2205	Normandy Battle Area	Crashed at Bolbec {Seine-Maritime}	Killed	Bolbec Communal Cemetery. Military Plot. Row 1. Coll. grave 1-6			Read Archive Report
996	Aspin	Thomas	Sgt. Air Gunner		3041184					RAFVR	Bomber Command	11 OTU	1944-07-30	Wellington		HZ375	TX-M	RAF Westcott	1523	Training - cine gun exercise with fighter aircraft	Lost wings taking evasive action	Killed	Newbiggin (St. Bartholomew) Churchyard, Northumberland. Line 20. Grave 9.			Read Archive Report
997	Aspin	James Desmond	Pilot Officer		171216	Age 21	British	Pilot	DFM	RAFVR	Bomber Command	625Sqn	1944-02-19	Lancaster	I	ME588	CF-A	RAF Kelstern	2331	Leipzig	See archive report for further details and photographs	Killed	Hotton War Cemetery	Courtesy Relatives			Read Archive Report
998	Aspin	V E	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	635Sqn	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	JB356	F2-X	Downham Market	2204	Nurnberg	Crashed Erksdorf	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
999	Aspinall	Glyn Robert (Bob)	Sergeant W/Op. Air Gunner		1800248					RAFVR	Bomber Command	5 Lancaster Finishing school	1944-04-14	Lancaster	I	W4103	RC-E	RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire	1630	Training	Collided with Airspeed Oxford LB415	Killed	Laxfield Cemetery. Sec.7 Grave 11.			Read Archive Report
1000	Aspinall	J S A	Warrant Officer Class 1							RCAF	Bomber Command	83Sqn	1944-05-22	Lancaster	III	ND963	OL-H	Coningsby	2244	Braunschweig	Crashed Nieuw Dordrecht {Gelderland}	PoW			Paradie Archive Database	Attacker Hptm Werner Husemann